I heard Te Maire Tau, Upuku of Tuahiwi Marae, speak recently. He spoke of the desire of Ngai Tahu to be the owners of our river beds. I found that thought a really interesting one. We have had significant Ngai Tahu governance presence in this region, especially since the earthquakes. They were … [Read more...]
If ever there was a decision which makes politicians look pathetic this is it:
I was staggered this week when the elected Council pushed the “Pontius Pilate” button. They decided, from reading this article https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/115361237/council-sits-on-fence-over-fasttracking-changes-to-hagley-oval#comments, that they would not make any recommendations … [Read more...]
The Catholic Bishop sits on high “telling” people what is to happen:
The Catholic Bishop seems oddly out of sync of the way things are done these days. His recommendations on the closing of many parishes and their consolidation into a much smaller number seems odd. I guess the issue is that many of the priests are old and worn out and the church is in denial … [Read more...]
In conclusion
With kids - distraction is always the key! … [Read more...]
Garry’s thoughts 27 August 2019
I love election campaigns. It’s a time when ideas can be tried out and all of us get a chance to think about them. It’s a time when the lights of transparency are shone on our elected reps; and we deliberate on whether or not they justify us putting a tick beside their name in the … [Read more...]
Last Week Alistair Humphreys
I love listening to a really committed public servant. We had a chance to listen to one last week when Alastair Humphrey spoke to the Tuesday Club. Here’s Aaron Campbell’s video of the evening https://youtu.be/9qEqnXZ2ZJQ. Alastair went through the legislation which has been proposed to cover … [Read more...]
27 September let’s join the Students
Whether you walk out from work on strike, take a long lunch or come from home, let us all plan to join the young people and make our voice heard. Catch a bus or ride your bike, of course! 1-3pm 27 September Cathedral Square Facebook Event here … [Read more...]
Garry got it wrong about the new Government EQC programme:
I turned my computer on last Monday morning and there was an early email from Leanne Curtis clarifying what the newly announced Government programme on assistance for people who have been denied EQC assistance. It appears I had it completely wrong. Here is what Leanne told me: I just wanted … [Read more...]
Global Settlement 101 continued
During the week I had an email from Kelvan Smith who demonstrated that he might have retired but he still reads the Tuesday Club notes! For clarification the bits in bold are what I wrote in the Tuesday Club notes last week. Here’s what Kelvan said: I was interested to read your “Global … [Read more...]
Central Government seldom understands Local Government
One thing which used to frustrate me as Mayor was the way Central Government strode all over Local Government when they decided to take certain action. Time and time again the costs of these decisions were passed onto Local Government to absorb. We have seen it blatantly exhibited here with Central … [Read more...]